The serum leptin level and body mass index in Melanesian and Micronesian Solomon Islanders: Focus on genetic factors and urbanization

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  American Journal of Human Biology

• Publication date

  2011-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/ajhb.21124PMID 21648011
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